染料壳聚糖微球的制备及其对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)吸附性能的研究

采用反相悬浮交联法制备壳聚糖微球,对微球进行羟丙基氯化及氨基化,并偶联色素配体Cibacron Blue F3GA,得到一种新型染料亲和吸附剂.以牛血清白蛋白(BSA)为目标蛋白,考察了该染料亲和吸附剂的吸附性能,发现其对BSA有较高的吸附量(95.2mg/g),吸附行为满足Langmuir吸附等温式.负载牛血清白蛋白的微球容易洗脱,洗脱率高达99％.     

Macroporous chitin affinity membranes for wheat germ agglutinin purification from wheat germ

Macroporous chitin membranes of controlled porosity and pore sizes have been prepared. They have good mechanical properties and allow high flow rates of protein solutions at low pressure drops. Because of the numerous N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) moieties they contain, the chitin membranes can be used for the separation of some valuable proteins both as affinity ligands and support matrix, without further modification. Due to their high porosity and high adsorption surface area, the chitin membranes provide a larger number of accessible binding sites for the wheat germ agglutinin than the chitin beads do. The adsorption capacity for wheat germ agglutinin (180 mg/g chitin membrane) is about 20 times larger than that of chitin beads. Because of the numerous binding sites, multiple-point bindings are involved in the protein adsorption. For this reason, a strong eluant, namely a 1 M acetic acid aqueous solution, had to be used to efficiently recover the wheat germ agglutinin from the membrane. The wheat germ agglutinin was extracted from wheat germ with 0.05 M HCl, precipitated with ammonium sulfate, dialyzed against 0.01 M Tris–HCl buffer (pH 8.5), and purified on the chitin membrane. A high purity (>99%) wheat germ agglutinin with high yield (∼50 mg/100 g wheat germ) was obtained.     

染料壳聚糖微球的制备及其对人血清白蛋白吸附性能研究

人血清白蛋白(Human Serum Albumin,HSA)是血浆中含量最丰富的蛋白质,约占血浆总蛋白的60%.在人体内,HSA有许多重要的生理功能[1],临床上广泛应用于手术输血和危重病人补液,治疗创伤休克、烧伤、水肿和低白蛋白血症等,而且能增强人体抵抗能力,是迄今为止产量最大、临床用量最大     

Ultrasensitive determination of serum albumin using resonance light scattering based on ZnS-polyacrylic acid nanoparticles

ZnS-polyacrylic acid (ZnS-PAA) was prepared by an in situ polymerization method using nano-ZnS as core in the presence of acrylic acid (AA), and ZnS-PAA nanoparticles was characterized by ultraviolet spectrometry (UV) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Based on the significant increase of the resonance light scattering (RLS) intensity with the interaction between nanoparticles and serum albumin, RLS method was developed for the sensitive determination of serum albumin (BSA and HSA). Under optimum conditions, the change of the intensity (ΔI) of the RLS spectra at λ = 392 nm was linearly proportional to the concentration of BSA and HSA. The linear range was 1–100 ng mL^?1 for HSA and 1–120 ng mL^?1 for BSA, and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.4 ng mL^?1 for HSA and 0.5 ng mL^?1 for BSA. This method proved to be very sensitive, rapid, simple and tolerant of most interfering substances.     

Adsorption of Human Serum Albumin onto PVA-coated Affinity Microporous PTFE Capillary

Affinity dye-ligand Cibacron Blue F3GA（CB F3GA） was covalently coupled with poly（vinyl alcohol）（PVA） coated on the inner surface of microporous poly（tetra-fluoroethylene）（MPTFE） membranous capillary. The PVA-coated PTFE capillary surface was characterized by XPS and FESEM. The grafting degree of PVA and the amount of CB F3GA immobilized onto the membranous capillary were 23.5 mg/g and 89.6 pmol/g, respectively. These dyed membranous capillaries were chemically and mechanically stable, and could be reproducibly prepared. Human serum albumin（HSA） was selected as model protein. The saturation adsorbance of the dye attached membranous capillary was 85.3 mg HSA/g, while the capacity of non-specific adsorption for HSA was less than 0.3 mg/g.     

γ-irradiated chitosan-polyvinyl pyrrolidone hydrogels as pH-sensitive protein delivery system

The effects of pH of the buffer solution and the composition of the hydrogel system on the bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption capacity of chitosan (CS)–polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) (CSPVP) hydrogels and release of BSA were investigated. Poly-electrolyte CSPVP hydrogels with different compositions were prepared by irradiating CS/PVP/water mixtures with γ-rays at ambient temperature. The adsorption capacity of hydrogels was found to increase from 0 to 350 mg BSA/g dry gel, by changing external stimuli and hydrogel composition. The adsorption of BSA within CSPVP hydrogels increased with increase in CS content in the hydrogels. When the irradiation doses of hydrogel increased, the adsorption of BSA decreased. The maximum adsorption of BSA was observed at pH 5. A significant amount of the adsorbed BSA (up to 95%) was eluted in the phosphate medium containing 0.1 M NaCl at pH 7.4.     

Novel column-based protein refolding strategy using dye-ligand affinity chromatography based on macroporous biomaterial

A novel column-based chromatographic protein refolding strategy was developed using dye-ligand affinity chromatography (DLAC) based on macroporous biomaterial. Chitosan–silica (CS–silica) biomaterial with macroporous surface was used as the supporting matrix for the preparation of the DLAC material. The dye-ligand Cibacron Blue F3GA (CBF) was selected as affinity handle and could be covalently immobilized to form dye-ligand affinity adsorbent (CBF–CS–silica) using the reactivity of NH₂ on CS–silica biomaterial. After the model protein catalase was denatured with 6 mol/L urea, the denaturant could be rapidly removed and catalase could be successfully refolded as facilitated by the adsorption of CBF–CS–silica. The urea denaturation process and the elute condition for the chromatographic refolding were optimized by measuring tryptophan fluorescence and activity of catalase. The refolding performance of the proposed DLAC was compared with dilution refolding. The protein concentration during the proposed chromatographic refolding increased by a factor of 20 without reducing the yield achieved as compared to dilution refolding. The column-based protein refolding strategy based on dye-ligand affinity chromatography with porous biomaterial being matrix possessed potential in chromatographic refolding of protein.     

Efficiency of blocking of non-specific interaction of different proteins by BSA adsorbed on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces

The efficiency of a pre-absorbed bovine serum albumin (BSA) layer in blocking the non-specific adsorption of different proteins on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces was evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively using infrared reflection spectroscopy supported by spectral simulations. A BSA layer with a surface coverage of 35% of a close-packed monolayer exhibited a blocking efficiency of 90–100% on a hydrophobic and 68–100% on a hydrophilic surface, with respect to the non-specific adsorption of concanavalin A (Con A), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and staphylococcal protein A (SpA). This BSA layer was produced using a solution concentration of 1 mg/mL and 30 min incubation time. BSA layers that were adsorbed at conditions commonly employed for blocking (a 12 h incubation time and a solution concentration of 10 mg/mL) exhibited a blocking activity that involved competitive adsorption–desorption. This activity resulted from the formation of BSA–phosphate surface complexes, which correlated with the conformation of adsorbed BSA molecules that was favourable for blocking. The importance of optimisation of the adsorbed BSA layer for different surfaces and proteins to achieve efficient blocking was addressed in this study.     

Cross-linked macroporous chitosan anion-exchange membranes for protein separations

Macroporous chitosan membranes with controlled pore sizes and good mechanical properties were prepared and cross-linked with ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether to increase their chemical stability. Because of their amine groups, they can serve as anion-exchangers (with an ion-exchange capacity as high as 0.83 meq/g dry cross-linked membrane) and can be employed for protein separations in the ion-exchange mode. At pH<7, their surface is positively charged, and they can adsorb proteins with a pI<6 at appropriate pHs. Five proteins, namely ovalbumin (pI=4.6), human serum albumin (pI=4.8), soybean trypsin inhibitor (pI=4.5), lysozyme (pI=11) and cytochrome C (pI=10.6) were selected as model proteins to investigate their adsorption on the chitosan membranes. Relatively high dynamic capacities were achieved at a flow rate of 2 ml/min, namely 11.6, 19 and 20.8 mg/ml membrane for human serum albumin, ovalbumin and soybean trypsin inhibitor, respectively. These proteins could be efficiently recovered (91–98%) from the membranes using a 1 N NaCl in 0.02 N sodium phosphate solution (pH 6) as eluant. Protein separations were performed from binary mixtures (ovalbumin–lysozyme, human serum albumin–cytochrome C, and soybean trypsin inhibitor–cytochrome C), and high purity products (∼99%) obtained in a single pass. These membranes showed high stability and reproducibility.     

Papain incorporated chitin dressings for wound debridement sterilized by gamma radiation

Wound debridement is essential for the removal of necrotic or nonviable tissue from the wound surface to create an environment conducive to healing. Nonsurgical enzymatic debridement is an attractive method due to its effectiveness and ease of use. Papain is a proteolytic enzyme derived from the fruit of Carica papaya and is capable of breaking down a variety of necrotic tissue substrates. The present study was focused on the use of gamma radiation for sterilization of papain dressing with wound debriding activity. Membranes with papain were prepared using 0.5% chitin in lithium chloride/dimethylacetamide solvent and sterilized by gamma radiation. Fluid absorption capacity of chitin–papain membranes without glycerol was 14.30±6.57% in 6 h. Incorporation of glycerol resulted in significant (p<0.001) increase in the absorption capacity. Moisture vapour transmission rate of the membranes was 4285.77±455.61 g/m²/24 h at 24 h. Gamma irradiation at 25 kGy was found suitable for sterilization of the dressings. Infrared (IR) spectral scanning has shown that papain was stable on gamma irradiation at 25–35 kGy. The irradiated chitin–papain membranes were impermeable to different bacterial strains and also exhibited strong bactericidal action against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The fluid handling characteristics and the antimicrobial properties of chitin–papain membranes sterilized by gamma radiation were found suitable for use as wound dressing with debriding activity.     

Thermodynamics of the Cu(II) adsorption on thin vanillin-modified chitosan membranes

In this work, low-density vanillin-modified thin chitosan membranes were synthesized and characterized. The membranes were utilized as adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions. The experimental data obtained in batch experiments at different temperatures were fitted to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms to obtain the characteristic parameters of each model. The adsorption equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir model (average R² > 0.99). Interactions thermodynamic parameters (Δ_intH, Δ_intG, and Δ_intS), as well as the interaction thermal effects (Q_int) were determined from T = (298 to 333) K. The thermodynamic parameters, the Dubinin–Radushkevick equation and the comparative values of Δ_intH for some Cu(II)–adsorbent interactions suggested that the adsorption of Cu(II) ions to vanillin-chitosan membranes show average results for both the diffusional (endothermic) and chemical bonding (exothermic) processes in relation to the temperature range studied.     

Argon and nitrogen beams influencing membrane permeate fluxes and microbial growth

Porous cellulose and dense chitosan membranes were bombarded with argon and nitrogen-ion beams using two energy levels, 30 and 120 keV, of the same fluency of 5×10¹⁴ ions/cm² for a comparison study. The results revealed that both beam types reduced the hydraulic permeability of the membranes. Using a NaCl solution of 4000 ppm concentration as feed, the ability to reject salt of dense chitosan membrane was reduced only if it was pretreated with 120 keV nitrogen-ion beams. A Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy study showed that molecular weight of chitosan was possibly decreased after the bombardment with 120 keV beams. The analysis of the cellulose membranes revealed that a dense structure was created without affecting the OH functional groups. This study found that only chitosan membranes possessed an anti-fungi property if being implanted with positive charges of nitrogen or argon ions of 120 keV.     

Probing the binding of fluoxetine hydrochloride to human serum albumin by multispectroscopic techniques

The interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and fluoxetine hydrochloride (FLX) have been studied by using different spectroscopic techniques viz., fluorescence, UV–vis absorption, circular dichroism and FTIR under simulated physiological conditions. Fluorescence results revealed the presence of static type of quenching mechanism in the binding of FLX to HSA. The values of binding constant, K of FLX-HSA were evaluated at 289, 300 and 310 K and were found to be 1.90 × 10³, 1.68 × 10³ and 1.45 × 10³ M^?1, respectively. The number of binding sites, n was noticed to be almost equal to unity thereby indicating the presence of a single class of binding site for FLX on HSA. Based on the thermodynamic parameters, ΔH⁰ and ΔS⁰ nature of binding forces operating between HSA and FLX were proposed. Spectral results revealed the conformational changes in protein upon interaction. Displacement studies indicated the site I as the main binding site for FLX on HSA. The effect of common ions on the binding of FLX to HSA was also investigated.     

The investigation of the interactions between CdSe quantum dots and human serum albumin by resonance Rayleigh scattering and second-order scattering spectra

Human serum albumin (HSA) was the most abundant protein in human plasma and has significant physiological function. In Tris–HCl buffer solution (pH 7.4), water-soluble semiconductor CdSe quantum dots (QDs) reacted with HSA and the products resulted in a great enhancement of the intensity of resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) and second-order scattering (SOS). Based on this, a new method was developed to investigate the interactions between QDs and HSA. The parameters with regard to determination were optimized, and the reaction mechanism was discussed. Under optimal conditions, the increments of scattering intensity (ΔI) were directly proportional to the concentrations of HSA in the range of 0.4–48.0 μmol L^?1. The detection limits were 0.10 μmol L^?1 for RRS method and 0.25 μmol L^?1 for SOS method. The proposed method was sensitive, simple and rapid. It has been successfully applied to the determination of HSA in human urine samples. Analytical results obtained with this novel assay were satisfactory.     

The Effect of Chitin Alkaline Deacetylation at Different Condition on Particle Properties

The abundant biopolymer chitin, found mainly in crustaceous exoskeleton, such as crab, shrimp and lobster, can be deacetylated to yield chitosan. This slightly different biopolymer is more reactive than chitin, being more effective for many applications in fields as environmental remediation, biomedical sciences, catalysis and so on. The main process for chitin deacetylation used sodium hydroxide solutions at high temperatures for long times to obtain chitosan with high deacetylation degree (DD). The present study has evaluated the effect from room temperature (RT), 363 and 393 K, hydroxide concentration (2.0 or 10.0 mol dm³) and time (3 and 24 h) on shrimp chitin deacetylation. Similar amounts of chitin and sodium hydroxide solutions were stirred jointly and the resultant solids were filtered and washed until pH 7, than dried at environmental conditions. The obtained samples were characterized by several techniques, such as elemental analysis, X-rays diffraction (XRD), laser scattering and absorption spectroscopy at infrared region with Fourier transform (FTIR), which was used for DD calculation. The results showed that all chitin-chitosan samples did not reach DD > 90%, as observed for some good commercial chitosans. The highest DD was obtained by the sample prepared at more drastic conditions, as expected, however the higher sodium hydroxide concentration leads to decrease of molecular mass when associated with high temperatures. The crystallinity was influenced mostly by reaction time, which change the positions and intensities as indicated by XRD main peaks, located at 9.3 and 19.4° 2Θ. Particle sizes were strongly diminished by treatment at 393 K, what imply also some increase at the pressure, favoring chain dissociation reactions. This work mapped several properties for chitin-chitosan samples achieved by the described conditions.     

Electrodeposition of hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid–bovine serum albumin films from aqueous solutions

Hyaluronic acid (HYH) films were prepared from aqueous sodium hyaluronate (HYNa) solutions by anodic electrodeposition. The film thickness was varied in the range of 0–20 μm by the variation of the deposition time and HYNa concentration. The deposition rate was low at HYNa concentration below 1 g L⁻¹ and increased significantly in the range of 3–5 g L⁻¹. The addition of bovine serum albumin (BSA) to the HYNa solutions resulted in increased deposition yield, which was attributed to the formation of composite HYH–BSA films. The thickness of the HYH–BSA films deposited by anodic electrodeposition was varied in the range of 0–80 μm. The HYH and composite HYH–BSA films were studied by scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The deposition mechanism and kinetics of deposition are discussed.     

Heavy metals and color retention by a synthesized inorganic membrane

In this study, a new type of a double-layer ceramic membrane was used for the filtration of wastewater. The synthesized membrane consists of a macroporous substrate (with pore size of about 0.1 μm) prepared following the colloid filtration technique and a thin film functional layer (with pore size of about 10 nm) carried out according to the sol–gel preparation method.The ceramic membranes were tested for the removal of cadmium, zinc, Methylene Blue and Malachite Green from water under a pressure of 5 bar and a treatment time of 2 h. Liquid filtration and flow tests through these membranes resulted in a rejection rate of 100% for Methylene Blue and Malachite Green. This paper also presents the ability of the tubular membrane prepared to separate heavy metals (cadmium and zinc) from their synthetic aqueous solutions. The influence of the applied pressure, feed solute concentration, feed pH on the rejection of cadmium and zinc ions was studied. Retention rates of cadmium and zinc ions of 100% were observed for an initial feed concentration of 10⁻⁴ mol/L.     

Studies on the interaction between imidacloprid and human serum albumin: Spectroscopic approach

The interaction between imidacloprid (IMI) and human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated using fluorescence and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence quenching of HSA by IMI was a result of the formation of IMI–HSA complex; static quenching was confirmed to result in the fluorescence quenching. The apparent binding constant K_A between IMI and HSA at three differences were obtained to be 1.51 × 10⁴, 1.58 × 10⁴, and 2.19 × 10⁴ L mol^?1, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters, ΔH° and ΔS° were estimated to be 28.44 kJ mol^?1, 174.76 J mol^?1 K^?1 according to the van’t Hoff equation. Hydrophobic interactions played a major role in stabilizing the complex. The distance r between donor (HSA) and acceptor (IMI) was obtained according to fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The effect of IMI on the conformation of HSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra, the environment around Trp and Tyr residues were altered.     

Novel two-ply composite membranes of chitosan and sodium alginate for the pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol and ethanol

Novel two-ply dense composite membranes were prepared using successive castings of sodium alginate and chitosan solutions for the pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol and ethanol. Preparation and operating parameters namely polymer types facing to the feed stream, NaOH treatment for the regeneration of chitosan, and crosslinking system types were investigated using the factorial design method. It was shown that these parameters were all critical to the performance of the membrane in the form of the main and interaction effects. The pervaporation performance of the two-ply membrane with its sodium alginate layer facing the feed side and crosslinked or insolubilized in sulfuric acid solution was compared with the pure sodium alginate and the chitosan membranes in terms of the flux and separation factors. It was shown that although its flux was lower than that of the pure sodium alginate and chitosan membranes, the separation factors at various alcohol concentrations were in between values for the two pure membranes. For the dehydration of 90 wt% isopropanol–water mixtures the performance of the two-ply membrane which was moderately crosslinked in formaldehyde was found to match the high performance of the pure sodium alginate membrane. This two-ply membrane had fluxes of 70 g/m² h at 95% EtOH, 554 g/m² h at 90% PrOH and separation factors of 1110 at 95% EtOH, 2010 at 90% PrOH and its mechanical properties were better than that of the pure sodium alginate membrane.     

Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin fluorescence as reporter of human serum albumin structural changes induced by guanidine hydrochloride

The interaction of the drug carrier protein human serum albumin (HSA) with the ionic, free base porphyrin tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TSPP) was investigated under chemical denaturation conditions using guanidine hydrochloride (Gdn-HCl) in aqueous solution at pH 7 and 2.5. Protein stability was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy using intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence, whereas far-UV circular dichroism gave information regarding conformational changes. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence as well as extinction and induced visible CD of TSPP were also monitored in the presence of the denaturant.The addition of 1.0 M Gdn-HCl inhibited the FRET process between the sole tryptophan residue of HSA and the porphyrin as inferred by an increase in the intrinsic fluorescence of the former together with a drop in the fluorescence of the latter. Simultaneously, an induced bisignate CD band was detected in the Soret region of TSPP extinction following the changes in the monomer ? aggregate equilibrium of TSPP. The features in the extinction spectra pointed to the formation of J-aggregates at pH = 2.5 and were confirmed by fluorescence lifetime measurements. At pH = 7, no TSPP dimers were detected in the absence of the protein or in the presence of native HSA. However, H-dimers or higher aggregates of TSPP associated to HSA were induced at concentrations of Gdn-HCl below 2 M.The main unfolding transition probed by HSA intrinsic fluorescence took place between 2 and 3 M Gdn-HCl at pH = 7, whereas at pH = 2.5 it was detected only above 2.8 M Gdn-HCl, coinciding with TSPP release into solution which occurs at high denaturant concentration for both pH studied. The results suggest that the chemical unfolding of HSA is a multistep process. The free base porphyrin contributes to an increase in the protein stability, particularly important under acidic conditions, where the protein is known to be in an expanded form in the absence of TSPP.The analysis of TSPP fluorescence fluctuations in the autocorrelation functions obtained using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) in the presence of HSA at different denaturant concentrations showed that the porphyrin only interacts with the native form of the protein.Both fluorescence and circular dichroism data confirmed that in the noncovalent complex HSA–TSPP the free base porphyrin can act as a reporter of the protein structural changes induced either by pH or chemical denaturation.